I don't think I'd use the example of a fictional Hollywood character as a means to prove a point and Elmer was an opinionated ***.

However, when I was shooting bullseye I used a Model 29 for a couple of years and did very well with it, in fact I shot my first perfect score with that gun. That was with .44 Special level loads. Once, on a lark I shot a match with full power loads. This was a twenty five yard, fifty round course of fire. The fun was done about twenty rounds in and the rest was a lot of work. By the time I was finished I was sweating like a pig and antics like that are primarily why I have arthritis in my hands and shoulders now. I did shoot a 497 out of a possible 500 on that particular course of fire, so I was happy with that.